FPS Quest, a new indie shooter, transforms framerate into a health bar, altering how players engage with in-game visuals and settings.
Gameplay Mechanics
In FPS Quest, your framerate serves as your health bar, challenging you to balance graphics quality and survival. As you progress through dungeon levels, taking damage decreases your framerate, while defeating enemies boosts it. The game encourages strategic adjustments such as lowering graphical fidelity, removing barriers, and applying settings changes to enhance framerate and regain health.
Unique Features
- Framerate decreases upon taking hits; increases through kills.
- Settings modifications impact level geometry and can pose new dangers.
- The game includes cheats, glitches, roguelike progression, and factions.
- There is no fixed release date, but available for wishlist on Steam.
Meta-commentary on Optimization
By simulating effects like increased PC heat and extreme settings changes, FPS Quest acts as both a game and a commentary on optimization challenges. The blue-screen game over and other meta-elements enhance its role as a boomer shooter.
